Newtown Bridge
About Newtown Bridge
The National Inventory rates Newtown Bridge Regional, one of 3 in Killashee. Newtown Bridge dates from 1825–1830.
A typically well-built canal bridge, which is a valuable part of the architectural and industrial heritage of County Longford. Although humble in form, this structure has a simple and functional elegance.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 13401801 · CC BY 4.0 · Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
NIAHRead its National Inventory recordThe full description and appraisal, the survey photo and the map · 13401801↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Finding Newtown Bridge
Killashee
More walls, gates and bridges on the record near Killashee
There are 8 with photos within 40 km. Closest of all: Cloonturk Bridge, Longford, 1.1 km away. The list reaches 41st Lock in Keenagh, 6.4 km away.
Questions about Newtown Bridge
Is Newtown Bridge on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 13401801).
Can you visit Newtown Bridge?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Newtown Bridge built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1825–1830.
Is Newtown Bridge protected?
Being on the National Inventory or the Sites and Monuments Record is a record, not protection by itself: buildings are protected by their council’s Record of Protected Structures, which each council keeps and no national open list gathers, so this page can’t say which are on it.
Source: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0).
Sources: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildingsofireland.ie) · Photos: Wikimedia Commons, including the National Library of Ireland’s collections, each credited with its licence and copied to our own server · Wikidata (CC0) for other names and articles. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
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